Puriri Hills Red Blend 2004
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BLEND: 67% merlot, 15% cabernet sauvignon, 11% cabernet franc, 4% malbec & 3% Carmen
An amazingly complex nose with red currants, and fruit cake undertones. Palate is yet again another step up from earlier vintages. Extremely stylish, nice level of fruit density which adds perhaps something missing from older vintages. Super complexity, drinking well now. It really delivers and competes.
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BLEND: 67% merlot, 15% cabernet sauvignon, 11% cabernet franc, 4% malbec & 3% Carmenère
Puriri Hills makes blended red wines inspired by the wines of Pomerol and St Emillion in Bordeaux and this winery is located in Clevedon, just south of Auckland. The micro-climate and soil profile are similar to nearby Waiheke Island, with plantings of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Carmenere –all top Bordeaux clones. The wines are hand tended and hand picked using sustainable viticultural practices.
An amazingly complex nose with red currants, and fruit cake undertones. Palate is yet again another step up from earlier vintages. Extremely stylish, nice level of fruit density which adds perhaps something missing from older vintages. Super complexity, drinking well now. It really delivers and competes.
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40% Merlot, 21% Carmenere, 17% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon & 12% Malbec
Very dark ruby in the glass. The nose is quite restrained but does give up the sought after red currant and fruitcake notes. The palate is sensational with added power on the palate and super complexity. Blackberry and red currant palate, with underlying layers of mint at just the faintest volume, gives this jaw dropping quality. The texture is all velvet and the structure so finely boned and controlled. This wine is sensual and intellectual, extremely refined and graceful. This wine will cellar for a decade or more but is so interesting now, it will be hard to resist.
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